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Sponsor says repeal of dormant prevention council will reduce redundancy; DPHHS and governor's office support HB 280
Summary
Representative Bennett introduced HB 280 to repeal the Interagency Coordinating Council for State Prevention Programs, saying the council has been inactive for more than a decade and its functions have been absorbed by state agencies; the governor's office and DPHHS officials testified in favor.
Representative Bennett told the House State Administration Committee that House Bill 280 would repeal the Interagency Coordinating Council for State Prevention Programs, arguing the council’s mission has been completed and its work absorbed into existing agency programs.
Bennett said the council was created by the Legislature in 1993 to coordinate prevention services across state agencies and developed five youth risk behavior goals, including reducing child abuse and neglect, substance use and youth violence. Bennett told members the council has not met in more than 10 years and that repealing it would eliminate redundancy, save administrative costs, and return responsibility to agency lines of authority.
Kevin Northey, a policy adviser in the governor’s office, said the governor’s red tape relief initiative reviewed boards and commissions and concluded some, including this council, are no longer necessary. Jamie Hansen, prevention bureau chief in DPHHS’s Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Division, told the committee there is no publicly available data showing council activity and that prevention duties are being handled through existing advisory councils and agency structures.
No opponents or informational witnesses registered for HB 280 during the hearing. Representative Bennett closed by asking for the committee’s support.
